IrishEyes7

That worked beautifully! Thank you both so much for all your help - I'm sure you'll be hearing more questions from me as I build this website, lol. Cheers!

AndrewDavid: Yes, actually, it is a .pdn file! I never thought to check that. So should I convert it and re-save it? WelshBlue: I am trying to find it in Image Search again, so far no luck. Would the original link have been saved somewhere on my computer or do I need to find the original online?

I am so grateful for any guidance I can get on this, I love what I am discovering and look forward to becoming more proficient! As to your points: The Background Image I am using is a JPEG that I downloaded from a Google Image Search. Perhaps the original was layered and I was not aware of it, but the entire image (the burgundy and stars and stripes) were all one image to the best of my knowledge. The Logo itself I created from scratch in Paint and it originally had a royal blue background. When I say I "Imported" the image, I am referring to clicking on the Layers heading at the top of the screen, then selecting Import From File. This time, I have followed these steps: Opened the background image with this application. Resized the original by 250% Dropped down Layers and selected Import From File The Logo was placed at the upper left portion of the screen, highlighted with the Move Selected Pixels Tool I repositioned the Logo to the center of the screen, again leaving the cutout behind it. I hope that illustrates it a bit better. Thank you both again so much for your help, I am learning a lot already!

Ah, yes, the background image is 120 KB and the logo is 682 KB. I did have to resize the background initially to get it to the resolution I needed. However, I'm still not sure why that would produce the problem I showed you, additionally, why it would resolve itself eventually. I'm still playing with it, trying to see how I eventually got it to work. Honestly, I barely know how to cut/paste in Paint, so this is baffling to me.

Thank you so much, and I do understand what you are saying. To that end, I have tried to duplicate my process and have attached the results. Perhaps you can see where I went wrong. I opened the background image. I added another layer I imported the logo image, which appeared in the upper left corner. The "Move Pixels" tool was highlighted, and when I tried to center my logo, it left a cut-out in the original position, as you can see. Have I missed a step somewhere or should I have used a different tool?

That is correct. I tried using the Move Pixels tool originally and it took part of the background image with the selected image when I moved it. However, after reading your response, I tried it again and this time it worked without moving the background. I'm not sure what I did differently this time. Does the problem of the background being cut with the selected image sound at all familiar? I am going to go back and try to duplicate the process so I understand why it didn't work in the first place.

I am trying to build a layered image. I have the background image set and am trying to add and then center another image on top of said background. I have tried to use the "move selection only" tool, which gives me a blue box around the selection and then only the blue box moves, leaving the selection in place. I have gone through the beginner tutorial which, while helpful, did not help me resolve this issue. Am I missing something? Is there another tool I should be using? This is my first time using photo editing software, so I may be overlooking something that would be obvious to a more experienced user.